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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCER:

Be it knownthat I, CHARLES F. BLAKSLEE, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Travelling-Bags; and' I do hereby declare that the following` ,is a'full, clear, and' exact description thereof, which will enable Others skilled in the artto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates tofthe manner in which-the cloth of which the bag is made is attached to the'frame; and the invention consists'in perforating the frame in such a manner that theycl'oth or leather can be fastened directly to it without the use of any other piece or pieces of iron, as will be hereafter described.

' Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section of the frame, showing a piece cut out when the corner is made.

Figure 2 shows a longitudinal section of the frame with the corner formed.

l Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through the line :v e of iig.' 2.

Figure 4 is a section through'the bag, iig. 5, at y y.

Figure 5 represents the bag complete.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

In forming the ordinary iron-frame travelling-bag the cloth or leather is fastened to the frame by being rst attached to a nire', or to a at piece of ironyand the wire Ior iron is then fastened to the frame; or, the the cloth or' leather is clasped betweena strip orpiece of iron and the frame, where it is secured by rivets. In ,carrying out my improvement I use no extra wire or iron, but I perforate the frame, as seen iu the drawing, gs. 2 and 3and sew the cloth or leather directly to the frame, as seen in tig. 5.l v Between the holes o'r perforations the frame issunken, as seen in figs. 3 and 4, so .thatl the-thread or twine used in sewing is not exposed to wear on the outside of the bag. 'Y

In figs. 2 and 3, a represents 'the holes with the lsunken portion shaded. This sunken portion or channel for the thread may be continuous, if desired, extending across the frame on the line of holes. These channels are marked e. b is the thread, lig. 4. It willbe seen that on the outside of the bag the thread is not seen,

except when in the channel or sunken part of the frame, and that it is not exposed to wear. This arrangement.

isfvery convenient for repairing 'the bag should the cloth become loose; besides, vthe bag can be made considerably cheaper/than inthe old way,.taking less cloth and less iron. To make theleorners for one-halt' of the frame in one piece, the iron iscutas represented in fig. 1 at C. When this piece is bent to form the corner it shows as represented in ig.'2. eZ is a rivet, by which the two portions are secured together. l

Having/'thus described my inven tion,.what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A travelling-bag frame provided with sunken perforations a, having a. connecting channel, e, for the purpose described, as lherein specified. n v

j The above specification ofmy invention signed by me this 28th day of December, 1866.

` 'cHAs F. BLAKSLEE.

Witnesses WM. F. McNAMARA, ALEXLF. RonnR'rs. 

